Hi there, homeschooling parents! Welcome to week three of preschool lesson plans! How is it going? I hope these weekly plans are helping your child learn and enabling you to enjoy this time with them!
I've decided to change things up a bit this week in hopes of making it easier for you to tailor the learning activities to your child's needs and interests. Rather than listing a daily plan, I have decided to streamline the learning activities by organizing them by subject: Literacy/Reading, Art, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Naturally, there are many activities that fall into more than one category. In those instances, you will see an asterisk so you know it falls into another category as well. I welcome your feedback on these learning activities, and I would especially like to know which format - daily plans or subject-based activity lists - you find most helpful.
Just one more thing ... we're all better when we work together and support each other. I would love to establish a forum for sharing ideas, activities, games, recipes, lessons, triumphs, and questions on our Macaroni Kid Willow Grove Facebook Page. If you haven't already, please check it out! If you have friends you think would benefit from these resources, please share! We are ALL in this TOGETHER!
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Weekly Focus: - Letter F
- Number 9
- Review of Previously Learned Letters
- Review of Numbers 1-5
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Literacy/Reading- Letter F: Present child with assortment of items/toys that begin with the letter F (frog, fish, etc.) and ask child to determine what they have in common.
- Letter F Video (StoryBots "F Is Fun")
- Sand Tray - practice tracing letters (I simply used an old cookie tray and added sand from our sandbox. I draw the letter/number and he copies.)
- Practice forming letters with manipulatives - popsicle sticks, Legos, marshmallows, etc. (I draw the letter on construction paper and my son fills the shape with the objects provided.)
- Letter F Scavenger Hunt - We walk around our house and he looks for the letter F. I take a picture of each F and later on create a collage for future reference. A simple app like Pic Collage works well.
- Letter F Worksheet Practice (I've been using a combination of resources I find online and pages from Big Preschool.)
- F is for Frog Craft* (see image)
- Read and sing Five Green and Speckled Frogs*
- Five Green and Speckled Frogs Craft* (see image in STEM section)
- Bookshelf Field Trip - We take a special trip to the bookshelf in my son's bedroom where he can select any books he wants to read as long as they have the letter F in the title.
- Alphabet Fishing Game - This quickly became one of our favorites! My son gets in his "boat" (laundry basket) with a magnetic fishing rod from a game. (If you don't happen to have one, it's easy to make with a stick, string, and magnet!) Then I scatter magnetic letters around the boat and call out what type of letter fish he should catch. We use this game to review numbers, as well.* (see image)
- Alphabet Target Practice - Tape letters to a wall or smooth surface and, using Nerf guns, see who can locate and hit the letter target first!
- Play Doh letter formations*
- Research Choice - Choose an animal that begins with the letter F. Research that animal and complete a craft. * (see image in Art section)
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Art
- F is for Frog Craft* (see image in Literacy/Reading section)
- Read and sing Five Green and Speckled Frogs*
- Five Green and Speckled Frogs Craft* (see image in STEM section)
- Play Doh letter formations*
Research Choice - Choose an animal that begins with the letter F (fox). Research that animal and complete a craft. * (see image)
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STEM
- Number 1-5 Video (Pinkfong "Counting 1-5")
- copies.)
- Practice forming numbers with manipulatives - popsicle sticks, Legos, marshmallows, etc. (I draw the number on construction paper and my son fills the shape with the objects provided.)
- Sand Tray - practice tracing numbers (I simply used an old cookie tray and added sand from our sandbox. I draw the letter/number and he copies.)
- Introduce Number 9: (StoryBots video "The Number 9")
- Fingerprint Chart (see image)
- Play Doh number formations*
- Read and sing Five Green and Speckled Frogs*
- Five Green and Speckled Frogs Craft* (see image) - This was really simple to create with a paper towel holder, popsicle sticks, and a frog printable I found online!
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